Students from Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy for Boys helped plant the first of 11 new trees throughout the park.

The Odessa City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to rename a portion of Murphy Street in honor of Dr. Martin Luther ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, became federally recognized in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law.

South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought to preserve slavery.

Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours a day, but National Park Service rangers are only available to answer questions from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. It can be reached by ...

Since President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2025, which also was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, life for the commander-in-chief has been busy. From Jan. 20 to April 22 ...

NFL draft wraps up Saturday with the final four rounds. While the last day of action will feature teams rounding out their rosters with some expected role players, special teams ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the letter, which celebrated its 60th anniversary of publication on April 16, as he was imprisoned in the city of Birmingham after participating in a series of ...